Indoor Garden 2018-2019 Revisited

• Roleadro LED Grow Light, Galaxyhydro Series 1000W Indoor Plant Grow Lights Full Spectrum with UV&IR for Veg and Flower-1000w
  
• Panda Film
  

• After work today, I cleared a spot for the new table.
  

• I will be using this table top I made that covers the Table Saw when not in use.
  

• Hung a few lamp holders but I'm not sure if I'm even going to use them.
  

• Some tables I had in the downstairs bathroom.
  

• Table added and clamped to the garage door with C-clamps. The idea is, if the plants (hopefully) get tall to the point I can't raise the lights anymore, I will drop the table down onto some crates.
  

• OK, this isn't pretty but it is functional, I wanted a strong support for the lights and the floor rafters didn't really line up to where I wanted them to to screw in eyebolts. The solution was simpler than I originally figured. I used 3" deck screws and a few washers screwed into the floor joists then wrapped a coat hanger around them. I will have to hit it with some white spray paint.
  

• After the table was situated, I planted some Garlic Chives (90 days), Jimmy Nardello Pepper (90 days), Bush Snap Beans (48 days) and a few more Black Seeded Simpson (45 days).
  

• So far so good, it's not real pretty but should work
  

• Beets @ 25 days
  

OhioGardener wrote:Year 'round gardening, I love it!  Your Black Seeded Simpson is looking great! Mine is just about 1/2" high, but it is growing fast. The Bloomsdale spinach is just starting to come up.  But, all of them seem to be enjoying my homemade seed starting soil.  After they get a little more size, so that they are easier to see in the camera, I'll post some pictures of them.

SQWIB wrote:I tried Bloomsdale spinach under lights 2016 and it bolted immediately, from what I have read they are day light sensitive plants, I think its called photoperiodism or something like that, so basically their bolting has nothing to do with heat, it's the prolonged period of light.

OhioGardener wrote:

SQWIB wrote:I tried Bloomsdale spinach under lights 2016 and it bolted immediately, from what I have read they are day light sensitive plants, I think its called photoperiodism or something like that, so basically their bolting has nothing to do with heat, it's the prolonged period of light.

Thanks for that info!  I hope mine doesn't bolt to seed that fast. It was the only Spinach seed I had left over, and I haven't ordered next spring's seeds yet, so I just planted what I had.  The seed was old, and had a really poor germination rate - about 40% of the seeds germinated. I have the plant rack in an unheated room, so I was hoping the lettuce & spinach would think it was growing as cool weather crops... 

• The grow room is coming along nicely.
  

• The Black Seeded Simpson has another 5 days and the Romaine has 30 more days to maturity
  

countrynaturals wrote:I just made an accidental discovery (I apologize it it's been mentioned before).

I brought my artichoke in for the winter, then discovered it was producing little gnats, so I sprayed it with something organic. Tonight I wanted to see if the spray had worked, so I got a flashlight and checked the plant. There were no moving bugs, but the flashlight revealed black spots on one of the leaves.  I'll deal with it tomorrow, but . . . note to self: from now on, check inside plants at night with a flashlight to reveal hidden problems.